‘Encourage early literacy, learning disability screening’


PETALING JAYA: Examine how schoolchildren achieve literacy and take the necessary measures to ensure they are not left behind, say educationists and parent groups.

Ramesh Nair, an associate professor at the Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara, said the focus should be on examining how schoolchildren hit the literacy and numeracy checkpoints set by the Education Ministry.

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